Alberton High School faces Seeley-Swan in track season finale

ALBERTON – The Alberton Track teams headed to the Seeley-Swan Invitational on May 10 at the Missoula County Stadium, in what was the last scheduled meet before districts. 

Hot Springs track runs at Whitefish

WHITEFISH – The Savage Heat track and field team tied for eighth with Bigfork at the Whitefish Invitational over the weekend. Both track and field squads compiled 12 team points. 

Timber harvest planned on Ninemile Ranger District

A forest project is planned for the Ninemile Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest that would impact about 64,400 acres with a mix of timber harvest, thinning and some prescribed burns.

Kimberly Earhart

Plains junior Kimberly Earhart competes during an early

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Laura Mae Nash

A celebration of Laura Mae Nash’s life will be held at the Alberton Community Church at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 22.

Loge to run for Senate District 45

Rep. Denley Loge of St. Regis will run for Montana's Senate in District 45 in the next election.

Northern pike study begins in western Montana

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks fisheries biologists began tagging northern pike in portions of the Bitterroot, Clark Fork, and Clearwater rivers this week as part of a new study on pike movement in the Missoula area.

'Better Together' event planned for Sunday

A local group of Mineral and Sanders County residents are holding another event this year to pull friends and neighbors together to celebrate what unites us as communities. The second annual “Better Together: A Community Celebration” will feature music, speakers, games for children, plus food and beverages.

Steve Trollope has been hired as new Mineral County undersheriff

Steve Trollope has been hired as the new Mineral County undersheriff and started in his new role on May 1. Previously, he worked for the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation Narcotics Bureau for eight years. He covered cases with the Mineral County Sheriff’s Department and got to know the deputies including Sheriff Mike Boone. He also worked with Boone in the Missoula police department where Trollope worked for 23 years.

Montana Highway Patrol reminds drivers to slow down near plows, emergency responders

Winter weather advisories had been issued for the entire western half of Montana starting last Tuesday and continued throughout the week of Dec. 26. Numerous vehicle accidents were strewn across Interstate 90, as well as surrounding areas, as a result of the hazardous driving conditions, including a collision between a passenger vehicle and a Missoula County plow truck on Dec. 28 near mile marker 87.

New phone app promotes Mineral County tourism

Music students advance to State in Helena

Music Districts were held at Sentinel High School in Missoula on April 15. Several Mineral County students received awards from the event. Alberton music teacher, Mike Wolfe, said that the high school band received a superior rating of 1, for sight reading and an excellent rating of 2, for performance.

Obituary; Ila Mae Raymond

Ila Mae Raymond of Plains passed away of natural causes, May 17, 2014 at Polson Health and Rehab. She was born May 16, 1933 to Mina and Angelo DeMers of Plains, where she grew up and went to school with her brother Francis. She met Lester Raymond when he owned the Texaco station in Plains. They married in September of 1948 in Missoula making their home in Plains. They built two homes in Plains and had three children, moving to Rainbow Lake in 1972. She loved bowling and talking on the C.B. radio. Truckers would talk to her when passing by the lake. You could always count on coffee when you stopped by to chat. There were always dogs at her home, at one time there were seven.

Mineral County students selected for MedStart program

St. Regis High School junior, Fina Lizardi, and Alberton High School sophomore, Kalin Smith, have been selected to attend the Western Montana Area Health Education Center (AHEC) summer program, MedStart: An Exploration of Healthcare Careers.

Winter trails being prepped

The Missoula Snowgoers plan to begin grooming snowmobile trails in the Lolo Pass, Granite Pass and Gold Creek areas as early as December 1, depending on snow conditions.

Riverdogs snag one win on road trip

They battled through a brief shortage of players, rainy, spring weather and some tough upper division opponents in what was a challenging week for the Clark Fork Valley Riverdogs.

Local athletes shine at tough Seely-Swan Invite

There were, as Thompson Falls track coach Trenna Ferris said, “29 teams and the competition was fierce.”

Chianelli to end run as local warden

SANDERS COUNTY – After over ten years as Region One’s Game Warden, Tom Chianelli is stepping away from the position and transferring over to Missoula County.

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